Posts About "Braden Holtby"
Goalie Workloads and the Stanley Cup
June 12th, 2018 The recent Stanley Cup Final featured a goalie matchup between Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals and Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights. And while many statistics were used to favor one goalie or the other, a surprising statistic favored both. It turns out, Stanley Cup winning goalies aren’t the regular season's...
44 Years Later, Capitals Hoist the Cup
June 8th, 2018 It was the moment Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin had been waiting 13 years for. He hadn't stopped screaming since the final horn sounded to end Game 5; his excitement continued to spill over as he accepted the Conn Smythe. But the true moment didn't hit for him, the team or for the thousands fans watching from outside Capital...
Ovechkin's Enthusiasm & Play Rallies Caps
June 4th, 2018 As the Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights go at it in the Stanley Cup Final, Alex Ovechkin is taking in his first Final appearance with great intensity, both on and off the ice. From his celebrations on the bench for his teammates' goals to Braden Holtby's Game 2 save, Ovechkin has been animated through these playoffs, and...
Holtby Making Case for Conn Smythe
June 4th, 2018 Braden Holtby really struggled during the 2017-18 regular season and put up the worst numbers of his eight-year career with the Capitals. He posted a goals-against average (GAA) of 2.99 and a .907 save percentage (SV%), and failed to win more than 35 games for the first time since the 2013-14 season. As the season went on, head coach...
Capitals Hit Jackpot With Holtby & Unlikely Heroes
June 1st, 2018 With under two minutes to go in the third period of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, Alex Tuch had a wide open net on a pass from William Karlsson, and it appeared the Golden Knights would send the game into overtime with his game-tying tally. However, Braden Holtby reached back, completely stunning the hockey world with the save of the...What We Learned After Two Nights in Vegas
June 1st, 2018 Games 1 and 2 are now in the books with the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals knotted even at 1-1 heading to the nation's capital. But are things really that close? Did either team steal a win? Let's take a look. Things Settled Down After Game 1 As expected, Game 2 had a more controlled tone after the reckless but exciting...